Why “Iroh” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
I think you're both missing the forest for the trees. P2P connectivity is about as solved as it will get, and the last % will stay unsolved. The final goal for decentralization…
by athrowaway3z · Oct 15, 2026
Yes, it's even encouraged. You can either pay for the company behind iroh to host one for you or host your own one.
by tionis · Oct 15, 2026
Doesn’t Iroh rely on relays? If so, is it possible to run my own?
by davidcollantes · Oct 15, 2026
the tl;dr seems to be simply that it wasn't implemented yet i've been pretty interested in this as well and got this snippet from chatgpt: `So could Iroh add direct browser-to-n…
by thejazzman · Oct 15, 2026
Mind sharing the bit about IOT? I'm also looking for a way to get iroh working on something like esp32 for audio streaming. Was wondering if moq can be used here
by dj0k3r · Oct 15, 2026
yes you understand correctly. The assumption is that you already have Tailscale for remote access and you get taildrop "for free". Installing tailscale just to get file sharing…
by kkapelon · Oct 15, 2026
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Iroh is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and The Legend of Korra, and is part of the Avatar: The Last Airbender world. Created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the character was voiced by Mako in the first two seasons and, due to Mako's death, by Greg Baldwin in the third season and the sequel series The Legend of Korra. Read more on Wikipedia